ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42020
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Date: | Thursday 1 January 1998 |
Time: | 17:46 |
Type: | Cessna 172M |
Owner/operator: | Sunbird Flight Services |
Registration: | N20118 |
MSN: | 17261024 |
Total airframe hrs: | 8929 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Chandler, AZ -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | AZ (CHD) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Ground witnesses observed the aircraft flying at a low altitude in a straight and level attitude and collide with the power lines during dusk conditions. They reported no mechanical problems with the aircraft prior to the collision and none were found during the postaccident examination. CAUSE: The pilot's intentional flying at a low altitude and failure to see and avoid the power lines during dusk conditions.
Sources:
NTSB:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001211X09457 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:24 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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